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Successfully closing a sale and negotiating the best outcome for the business is a key skill for all salespeople, and often an area that is overlooked. Investing in this skill will have a positive impact on interactions with customers, both new and existing, and lead to improved sales performance. Whilst understanding how to reach a conclusion with a customer faster means increased efficiency and more time to invest in sourcing new business. We have developed this programme to be practical, fun and interactive. Participants will learn proven techniques for influencing, persuading and negotiating with clients, gain increased confidence and clarity when reviewing contract terms and prices, and understand how to structure and manage sales negotiation and contract review meetings. This course will help participants: Learn a structured and proven approach to the negotiation of contract terms Apply the key principles of negotiation, playing the person and the problem Create a contract negotiation strategy - from opening to close Recognize and put to use proven negotiation tactics and techniques Learn how to embrace conflict positively - to 'say no, then negotiate' Plan and prepare for any commercial negotiation conversations Understand the stages of negotiation and how to move through them 1 Closing and negotiating from a position of personal power The eight steps of a sales or commercial negotiation Ten ways to resist price pressure How to draw on sources of power when you have less authority The six principles of influence and persuasion and how to use them 2 Effective negotiation - planning and theory How to plan and structure your negotiation for a successful and quick conclusion Influence: knowing how to 'push or pull' to win an argument Achieving a BATNA - a range of practical skills and techniques Case study: planning for a client negotiation around contract or price issues 3 Effective closing and negotiation - practice and reality Higher-level questioning techniques to investigate and solve problems Listening to lead - active listening and structuring your conversation The most common 'unforced' negotiation mistakes and errors Case study: setting objectives, sources of value, trading concessions 4 Sales negotiation tactics and playing the game How high - how hard - how soon; why now How to identify hidden or perceived currencies and values How to use these to establish a higher base price Negotiation best-practice checklist and summary

Negotiation is an everyday challenge for some whether it be in the office, field or at home. Have you ever walked away from a situation thinking "if I'd only put my thoughts, side, opinion or words across better"? This 2-day course is perfect for managers, supervisors and sales people. It will focus on negotiation skills and the techniques that go with it. In this energy-charged provision you'll learn and practice negotiation, assertiveness and influencing techniques. Course Syllabus The syllabus of the Effective Communication and Influencing course is comprised of seven modules, covering the following: Module One An Introduction to Negotiation Assessment of your current sales and negotiation strengths and improvement areas What is negotiation? Identifying objectives and all factors affecting negotiation The negotiation model - the four stages Module Two The Preparation Stage The significance of preparation and why we need to prepare What do you need to prepare? Preparing a set of objectives: yours and theirs Understanding constants and variables Researching the other party Creating a "win-win" situation Preparing yourself for possible set-backs and objections Module Three The Discussion Stage The importance of rapport building Opening the negotiation The power of effective questioning techniques Improving your listening skills Controlling emotions Spotting the signs - non-verbal communication and voice clues Module Four The Proposing Stage Stating your opening position Responding to offers How to deal effectively with adjournments Module Five The Bargaining and Closing Stage Making concessions - the techniques Adopting key bargaining skills Dealing with objections and underhand tactics Closing techniques Confirming the agreement Creating long term, lasting commitment Scheduled Courses Unfortunately this course is not one that is currently scheduled as an open course, and is only available on an in-house basis. Please contact us for more information.

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for a non-technical audience and doesn't require any prior coding or technical experience. The handson exercises will be done using pre-built OpenAI tools and interfaces that are user-friendly and easy to use. Overview Working in an interactive learning environment, led by our engaging expert, you will: Get comfortable with the basics of prompt engineering and discover how it can make a difference in various business tasks, such as enhancing customer support, creating content, and fine-tuning sales pitches. Develop the knack for crafting, refining, and perfecting prompts suited to specific business situations by understanding context, user intent, and what makes a prompt great. Learn how to smoothly incorporate prompt engineering solutions into your existing business workflows, including pinpointing the right processes, integrating with your current software, and keeping data privacy and security in check. Become proficient in advanced techniques and best practices in prompt engineering, like making use of APIs, customizing language models, and collaborating with your teammates across different departments. Keep up with the latest developments in prompt engineering and be ready to adapt to changing business needs and trends, ensuring that you stay relevant and continue to grow in the dynamic business world. Prompt engineering is the process of designing and refining input prompts to get desired output from advanced language models, such as OpenAI Codex or GPT-4. It involves creating effective questions or statements that guide the AI model to generate useful responses for a specific task or purpose, like enhancing customer support, generating content, and fine-tuning sales pitches, making it an essential skill set for a wide range of business applications. Quick Start to Prompt Engineering for Everyday Business Users is a one-day, workshop style hands-on course that where you'll learn how to create effective prompts, integrate prompt engineering solutions into existing workflows, and uncover advanced techniques and best practices. Guided by our engaging, expert instructor, you?ll experiment with innovative tools and develop practical skills that can be immediately applied to a variety of projects. Whether you're aiming to enhance customer interactions, simplify content creation, or refine internal communication, this immersive learning experience will equip you with the knowledge to make a meaningful impact on your organization. Introduction to Prompt Engineering Understand the fundamentals of prompt engineering and its applications in the business world. What is prompt engineering? Importance of prompt engineering in business Key concepts and terminology Examples of prompt engineering in business scenarios Overview of popular prompt engineering tools (e.g., OpenAI Codex, GPT-4) Activity: Hands-on exploration of prompt engineering tools: Participants will engage in a fun scavenger hunt activity, where they will experiment with different prompt engineering tools to answer a set of questions. Developing Effective Prompts Learn how to create and refine prompts for a variety of business applications. Anatomy of a good prompt Understanding context and user intent Techniques for prompt iteration and optimization Generating specific and creative responses Handling sensitive information and biases Activity: Prompt development workshop: Participants will practice developing and refining prompts in a collaborative, game-like environment, where they will compete to create the most effective prompts for given business scenarios. Integrating Prompt Engineering into Business Processes Discover how to incorporate prompt engineering solutions into existing workflows. Identifying business processes that can benefit from prompt engineering Integrating prompt engineering with existing software and tools Evaluating the success and impact of prompt engineering solutions Ensuring data privacy and security Scaling prompt engineering solutions across an organization Activity: Business process integration simulation: Participants will work in teams to create a plan for integrating a prompt engineering solution into a simulated business process, with a focus on creativity and practicality. Advanced Techniques and Best Practices Gain insights into advanced techniques and best practices for prompt engineering in a business context. Leveraging APIs for prompt engineering Customizing and fine-tuning language models Adapting to changing business requirements and trends Collaborating with cross-functional teams Staying up-to-date with prompt engineering advancements Activity: Advanced prompt engineering challenge: Participants will take part in a friendly competition, using advanced techniques to solve complex business-related prompt engineering challenges. Additional course details: Nexus Humans QuickStart to Prompt Engineering for Everyday Business Users (TTAI2009) training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the QuickStart to Prompt Engineering for Everyday Business Users (TTAI2009) course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for The audience for this course includes professionals who are new to Looker who are interested in leveraging Looker for data analysis, visualization, and reporting. The course is designed for individuals seeking to gain a comprehensive understanding of Looker's functionalities and apply these skills in their organizations to drive data-driven decision-making. Overview This course combines expert lecture, real-world demonstrations and group discussions with machine-based practical labs and exercises. Working in a hands-on learning environment led by our expert facilitator, you'll explore and gain: Comprehensive understanding of Looker's platform: Gain a solid foundation in Looker's key features, functionality, and interface, enabling you to navigate and utilize the platform effectively for your data analysis and visualization needs. Mastery of LookML and data modeling: Develop proficiency in Looker's unique data modeling language, LookML, to create customized and efficient data models that cater to your organization's specific requirements. Expertise in creating insightful Explores: Learn to build, customize, and save Explores with dimensions, measures, filters, and calculated fields, empowering you to analyze your data and uncover valuable insights. Proficiency in dashboard design and sharing: Acquire the skills to design visually appealing and informative dashboards, share them with different user roles, and schedule exports to keep stakeholders informed and up-to-date. Enhanced content organization with folders and boards: Understand how to effectively use folders and boards to organize, manage, and discover content within Looker, making it easily accessible for you and your team. Optional: Advanced visualization techniques for impactful storytelling: Master advanced visualization techniques, including customizations with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and interactive visualizations using Looker's API, to create compelling data stories that resonate with your audience. Discover the power of data analytics and visualization with our hands-on, two-day introductory course Looker Bootcamp: Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Looker. Designed for professionals who want to unlock valuable insights from their data, this immersive training experience will guide you through Looker's cutting-edge features and provide you with the essential skills to create engaging, interactive, and insightful reports and dashboards. Our experienced trainers will take you on a journey from the fundamentals of Looker and its unique data modeling language, LookML, to advanced visualization techniques and content organization strategies, ensuring you leave the course equipped to make data-driven decisions with confidence. Throughout the course, you will have the opportunity to participate in practical exercises and workshops that will help you apply the concepts and techniques learned in real-world scenarios. You will explore the potential of Looker's Explores, dive into LookML's capabilities, and master the art of dashboard design and sharing. Learn how to organize and manage your content with folders and boards and harness the power of advanced visualization techniques to make your data come alive. Getting Started with Looker Overview of Looker and its key features Navigating the Looker interface Looker terminology and basic concepts Connecting to Data Sources Setting up and managing data connections Exploring database schemas Understanding LookML: Looker's data modeling language Creating and Customizing Explores Building and customizing Explores Adding dimensions, measures, and filters Creating calculated fields Saving and organizing Explores Data Visualization Creating visualizations using Looker's visualization library Customizing chart types, colors, and labels Displaying visualizations in dashboards Introduction to Looker's API for custom visualizations Advanced Explores and LookML LookML refresher and best practices Creating derived tables and data transformations Managing access controls and data permissions Organizing and Sharing Content with Folders and Boards Introduction to folders and boards in Looker Creating and managing folders for organizing content Setting up boards for easy content discovery Sharing folders and boards with different user roles and permissions Dashboard Design and Sharing Best practices for dashboard design Adding, arranging, and resizing visualizations Scheduling and exporting dashboard data Advanced Visualization Techniques Customizing visualizations with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Creating interactive visualizations using Looker's API Integrating Looker visualizations with other tools Hands-on Workshop and Project Participants work on a guided project to apply the skills learned Trainer provides individual support and guidance Project Presentations, Q&A, and Training Wrap-up Additional course details: Nexus Humans Looker Bootcamp: Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Looker (TTDVLK02) training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Looker Bootcamp: Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Looker (TTDVLK02) course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

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Many organisations find that project teams struggle to create and maintain effective plans. Estimates are often overly optimistic and risks go unmanaged until the inevitable happens. Resource managers also find it hard to forecast the likely loading on their departments and requests for support are not provided in a consistent format. This programme has been developed to address these needs in a very practical, hands-on format. Case study work can be based on simulations or on the organisation's current projects for maximum benefit to participants. The aim of this training is to develop and enhance participants' planning and risk management skills in order to maximise the success of project work undertaken by the organisation. The principal training objectives for this programme are to: Provide a structured, integrated approach to planning and risk management Demonstrate practical tools and techniques for each stage of planning Show how to organise and involve relevant people in the planning process Explain how to use the plan for forecasting and pro-active project control Identify ways to improve planning, both individually and corporately The course will emphasise the importance of participative planning techniques that improve the quality of plans whilst reducing overall time and cost of planning. The course will encourage discussion of internal procedures and practices and may be customised to include them if required. DAY ONE 1 Introduction (Course sponsor) Why this programme has been developed Review of participants' needs and objectives 2 Projects and planning Why plan? The benefits of good planning / penalties of poor planning Planning in the project lifecycle; the need for a 'living' plan The interaction between target setting and the planning process Team exercise: planning the project 3 Planning the plan Defining the application and structure of the plan Impact of planning decisions during the project lifecycle Using available time to create an effective plan 4 Defining deliverables Assessing the context; reviewing the goals and stakeholders Developing the scope and defining deliverables; scope mapping Understanding customer priorities; delivering value for money Case study: defining the project deliverables 5 Creating the work breakdown Building the work breakdown structure Detailing the tasks and sub-tasks; structured brainstorming Defining task ownership; the task responsibility matrix 6 Creating and using a logical network Developing the logical network; task boarding Determining the critical path and calculating float Accelerating the plan; concurrent programming and risk Individual and group exercises DAY TWO 7 Developing resource schedules Deriving the Gantt chart from the network Developing the detailed resource schedules Calculating the expenditure profile ('S' curve) 8 Estimating task durations and costs Understanding estimates: effort, availability and duration Estimating tools and techniques Application of estimating techniques during the project lifecycle 9 Case study Developing the project plan Refining the project plan Team presentations and discussion 10 Managing risks and refining the plan Awareness of contractual issues associated with risk Identifying and evaluating risks; deciding ownership Managing risks: determining levels of provision and contingency Controlling risks: maintaining an up-to date risk register 11 Planning for pro-active control The earned value analysis (EVA) concept and its predictive value Deriving the measures needed for cost and delivery performance Practical issues associated with implementing EVA 12 Using and maintaining the plan Tracking progress and updating the plan Publishing and controlling the plan 13 Course review and transfer planning (Course sponsor present) Identify ways of implementing the techniques learnt Sponsor-led review and discussion of proposals Conclusion

Developing the high performing team takes time and effort. But above all, it requires an understanding of the dynamics of high performing teams. This programme helps managers and leaders understand what high performing teams do and how they do it. It focuses on enabling managers to see their teams from different perspectives, allowing them to adapt their styles to maximise team outputs. A core theme is the need for managers of teams to 'hold up the mirror' to themselves and to see themselves as a leader of people, to reflect on how others see them and to modify their style accordingly. This programme will help managers / team leaders: Analyse the constituents of a 'high performing' team Apply essential influencing techniques Use a range of communication techniques to support effective teamwork Create and articulate team vision Generate common values Assess team effectiveness and take/recommend the appropriate actions Make more efficient use of team time Understand and agree on techniques to manage conflict Define and implement team meeting protocols that will facilitate team effectiveness Use the Prime Focus model to create the environment and framework for a high performing team Draft your team strategy to take them to the next level Day 1 1 Welcome and introduction Participants are welcomed to the programme and invited to share their personal objectives and people challenges Participants are given an action plan template to complete throughout the workshop 2 Your team The concept of 'positive intention' The difference between a team and a high performing team Assess your team effectiveness What is your 'interference'? 3 The team environment Setting the scene Building rapport Active listening Team goals and role profiling 4 Your style Tuckman model of team stages - how do you manage each stage? Team standards and goals Your team vision 5 Effective team meetings Influencing in team meetings How to make them interesting and relevant The pure role of the chair Day 2 1 Effective communication techniques Giving and receiving feedback Your communication style How to adapt, pace and lead to build rapport The Mehrabian theory of communication 2 How to manage conflict What is conflict? What is your default conflict approach? Tools and tips for managing conflict Practice sessions 3 Team skills Undertake a team skills analysis Types of team member Motivating team members Reframing situations 4 Setting your strategy Seeing the bigger picture The Prime Focus Model Your strategy for success Articulating your strategy Action plans revisited

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Application Consultants and Program Managers Overview Participants learn about the SAP Activate methodology in agile implementation techniques in SAP projects.The course enables participants to apply the Agile techniques in their projects through project use cases and simulations.This class is highly interactiveThis course complements agile courses from other providers, like Certified Scrum Master and/or PMI-ACP training. In this course, students will gain knowledge on how to use techniques in SAP projects. The Basics Agile and SCRUM 101 Introduction to SAP Activate Agile Project Fit Starting Agile Roles and Responsibilities Agile Project Organisation Prepare Agile Project Backlog Explore Phase Overview Create Product Backlog Definition of Done Iterative Build Release Planning Sprint Cycle Testing and Deploy Summary of Key Points Summary and key points Appendices Agile Manifesto Agile Use Cases Agile Fit Questions Agile Lean Design Templates Agile and SAP Solution Manager Additional course details: Nexus Humans ACT200 SAP Agile Project Delivery training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the ACT200 SAP Agile Project Delivery course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Data Science for Marketing Analytics is designed for developers and marketing analysts looking to use new, more sophisticated tools in their marketing analytics efforts. It'll help if you have prior experience of coding in Python and knowledge of high school level mathematics. Some experience with databases, Excel, statistics, or Tableau is useful but not necessary. Overview By the end of this course, you will be able to build your own marketing reporting and interactive dashboard solutions. The course starts by teaching you how to use Python libraries, such as pandas and Matplotlib, to read data from Python, manipulate it, and create plots, using both categorical and continuous variables. Then, you'll learn how to segment a population into groups and use different clustering techniques to evaluate customer segmentation.As you make your way through the course, you'll explore ways to evaluate and select the best segmentation approach, and go on to create a linear regression model on customer value data to predict lifetime value. In the concluding sections, you'll gain an understanding of regression techniques and tools for evaluating regression models, and explore ways to predict customer choice using classification algorithms. Finally, you'll apply these techniques to create a churn model for modeling customer product choices. Data Preparation and Cleaning Data Models and Structured Data pandas Data Manipulation Data Exploration and Visualization Identifying the Right Attributes Generating Targeted Insights Visualizing Data Unsupervised Learning: Customer Segmentation Customer Segmentation Methods Similarity and Data Standardization k-means Clustering Choosing the Best Segmentation Approach Choosing the Number of Clusters Different Methods of Clustering Evaluating Clustering Predicting Customer Revenue Using Linear Regression Understanding Regression Feature Engineering for Regression Performing and Interpreting Linear Regression Other Regression Techniques and Tools for Evaluation Evaluating the Accuracy of a Regression Model Using Regularization for Feature Selection Tree-Based Regression Models Supervised Learning: Predicting Customer Churn Classification Problems Understanding Logistic Regression Creating a Data Science Pipeline Fine-Tuning Classification Algorithms Support Vector Machine Decision Trees Random Forest Preprocessing Data for Machine Learning Models Model Evaluation Performance Metrics Modeling Customer Choice Understanding Multiclass Classification Class Imbalanced Data Additional course details: Nexus Humans Data Science for Marketing Analytics training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Data Science for Marketing Analytics course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

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